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Facebook and other investors in the 2Africa subsea communications cable on Tuesday unveiled plans for an 8,000-kilometre extension.

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Facebook issues apology after A.I. categorizes Black men as ‘primates’ - DefenderNetwork.com

Facebook has apologized after a video featuring Black men was classified as a video featuring “primates” by the social network’s artificial intelligence software, the latest of several examples of anti-Black bias in A.I. andfacial recognition. The New York Times first reported

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Facebook Apologizes After AI Software Labels Black Men As ‘Primates’ - Blavity

Facebook issued a statement on Friday to apologize to social media users after its artificial intelligence software labeled a group of Black men as “primates,” USA Today reported . The gaffe on the social media platform involved a video from The Daily Mail, which showed Black men in altercations

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Facebook sorry for 'primates' label on video of Black men - Los Angeles Sentinel

Facebook has apologized for putting a ``primates`` label on a video of Black men, according to a report in the New York Times. The post Facebook sorry for 'primates' label on video of Black men appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Ferguson Elects First Black Mayor

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PM adjusts COVID containment measures but no changes yet for seniors, entertainment

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Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections with exec order

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Majority of PEP students placed at preferred high schools

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Hong Kong was a 'safe harbor' for tech companies shut out of China. Not anymore - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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